Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD
Flora L. Thornton Chair
Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurological Surgery
Doheny Eye Institute
Keck School of Medicine at USC
Dr. Sadun earned an M.D. and a Ph.D. in neuroanatomy from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed a residency and chief residency at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School. He completed a combined clinical fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at Boston University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sadun and a team of researchers at the Doheny Eye Institute pioneered research in optic nerve dysfunction in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. His research and clinical expertise in diseases of the optic nerve made him the choice to lead a team of investigators that determined the metabolic cause of an epidemic of optic neuropathy in Cuba, 1993-1994. Dr. Sadun is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurological Surgery at the USC Keck School of Medicine.
Research Interests
- Diseases of the Optic Nerve
- Optic Nerve Regeneration
- Neuro-Protection
- Diseases of Mitochondrial Impairment
Clinical Interests
- Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Optic Neuropathies
- Orbital Disease
- Muscle Surgery
HISTORY & EDUCATION
Degrees
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Ph.D., 1976
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, M.D., 1978
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), B.Sc., 1972
Internships
- Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA, 1978 – 1979
Residencies
- Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1979 – 1982
Fellowships
- Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, 1982 – 1983
Board Certification
- American Board of Ophthalmology, 1983
Awards
- Lighthouse International (Pizart) Lifetime Achievement, 1999
- Best Doctors in America for Both Ophthalmology and Neurology, 1994
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award, 1993
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
Memberships
- North American Neuro-Ophthalmological Society (NANOS)
- AUPO Program Director’s Advisory Council
- Association for Research in Vision Organization (ARVO)
Clinical Affiliation
- USC Keck School of Medicine
- Doheny Eye Institute
- LA County Hospital
- Norris Cancer Hospital